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Searching In features, blog entries, column entries & news items, Under the topic Computers
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Faulty spreadsheets and poor software practices can put businesses at risk.Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2005Found in: Computers -
Home / News / December 3rd, 2005; Vol.168 #23 / Network Inoculation: Antivirus shield would outrace cyber infectionsAs a new way to protect a computer network from viruses, an epidemic of antiviral protection could theoretically propagate faster through the network than the virus itself, thanks to a novel topological twist. (p. 356)Published: December 3rd, 2005; Vol.168 #23Found in: Computers -
A new mathematical model of the Internet shows that it may not be as vulnerable to centralized attacks as previous research suggested. (p. 230)Published: October 8th, 2005; Vol.168 #15Found in: Computers -
A new computer model based on particle interactions suggests ways to prevent a panicked crowd from stampeding. (p. 215)Published: September 30th, 2000; Vol.158 #14Found in: Computers
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A tiny traffic island for electrons promises to serve as an extraordinarily sensitive detector of magnetic fields. (p. 189)Published: September 16th, 2000; Vol.158 #12Found in: Computers
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A researcher designs the ultimate laptop, stretching the laws of physics to their limits to achieve blazing computation rates. (p. 189)Published: September 16th, 2000; Vol.158 #12Found in: Computers
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A quantum computation involving a custom-built molecule furnishes experimental evidence that a quantum computer can solve certain mathematical problems more efficiently than can a conventional computer. (p. 132)Published: August 26th, 2000; Vol.158 #9Found in: Computers
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A novel digital compression scheme may make it practical to transmit detailed models of three-dimensional surfaces over the Internet. (p. 125)Published: August 19th, 2000; Vol.158 #8Found in: Computers
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A large network of powerful computers solved a 32-year-old optimization challenge known as the "nug30" quadratic assignment problem. (p. 125)Published: August 19th, 2000; Vol.158 #8Found in: Computers
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Although the Internet's redundancy and diversity help it survive local node malfunctions despite its vast size and complexity, it is vulnerable to attacks aimed specifically at the most highly connected nodes. (p. 125)Published: August 19th, 2000; Vol.158 #8Found in: Computers
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A novel way of converting computer programs into familiar-sounding music helps programmers locate errors in their code. (p. 339)Published: November 30th, 2002; Vol.162 #22Found in: Computers
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The earliest known use of the term software to describe computer programs dates back to 1958. (p. 351)Published: May 27th, 2000; Vol.157 #22Found in: Computers
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In early May, the malicious ILOVEYOU computer virus shut down hundreds of thousands of computers and caused several billion dollars in damage. (p. 351)Published: May 27th, 2000; Vol.157 #22Found in: Computers
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The World Wide Web is less like a network of heavily interconnected superhighways and more like a jungle of one-way streets often leading to dead ends. (p. 351)Published: May 27th, 2000; Vol.157 #22Found in: Computers
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A new method for gaze-operated, hands-free text entry is faster and more accurate than using an on-screen keyboard. (p. 141)Published: August 31st, 2002; Vol.162 #9Found in: Computers
